Thanks to Babykim, EU

The digest by getfun and z1ooo of the Q&A session with developers at WG Fest

Source (WG Fest): https://www.youtube….h?v=JOi5OC0LT28
Source (getfun digest): https://www.youtube….h?v=-nQkWCfEFBk
Source (z1ooo digest): https://www.youtube….h?v=W5vdbymhYiU

1. The game takes the 30th place of all MMOs in the world in terms of the size of the audience, and 13th place in terms of sales. Some 8mil players played the game in the past 1.5 years.

2. The German destroyers are coming this week.

In 2017 will be the year of clans (functionality, scenario battles), high tier content and carriers. We will see.

3. Soviet Cold War era destroyers, with leaders forming a sub-branch of the main branch.

4. Scenarios, competitions and even items for Clan members will come. There will be no direct integration of WOT clans. Existing WOT clan tags will be reserved for a while, so that WOT clans can migrate to WOWS.

5. A rework of captain perks. The set of skills leaked thus far is not final. The excess of XP over the last level will probably be convertible to free XP for money.

6. Other special captains. Seagal may get a double citizenship in game.

7. The release of the escort mode based on the success of the Halloween event, and other scenarios.

8. Due to the whine of the Western player base (Seb: thanks everyone), the USS Alabama will be for sale later. The supertesters will get Alabama ST. It will be relatively easily to obtain the ship as a supertester upon the conclusion of a test season.

Continue reading “WoWS Q&A – 21st December 2016” →

Mutsu is a stock Nagato with worst shell dispersion, poor anti-air defense to balance her biggest guns at its tier.

Battle tier: 6-7-8

The update happens December 21; preparation begins at 02:00 PT/ 05:00 ET until 04:00 PT/ 07:00 ET.

We’ve seen some questions about mods. Please note that any mods you currently have installed may cause compatibility issues with any update. If you have mods and have difficulty playing, please completely remove the mods from your computer.
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German Destroyers

German destroyers are well-rounded and truly dangerous adversaries. They have long range, a long duration of “Hydroacoustic Search,” good ballistics and excellent torpedoes. But the wide hulls increase the risk of enemy AP shells detonating inside.

Ships

• V-25 (tier II)
• G-101 (tier III)
• V-170 (tier IV)
• T-22 (tier V)
• Ernst Gaede (tier VI)
• Leberecht Maass (tier VII)
• Z-23 (tier VIII)
• Z-46 (tier IX)
• Z-52 (tier X)

Branch Characteristics

Continue reading “World of Warships Update 0.5.16 Notes” →

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Continue reading “Mutsu – Nagato Class Premium BB coming soon (Pictures)” →

Source: Sub_Octavian

Q: ETA on Russian BBs?

Thanks to Babykim, EU:

A WG producer hints heavily that RU cluster gets the Graf Spee as a compaign award.

From Sub_Octavian:

Hello, commanders. A few clarifications here on the recent announcement.

1. The list provided is only a part of plans, so if something isn’t there, it may be coming anyways. We just had to pick stuff. For example CV improvement is 100% in the 2017 roadmap. But on WGF we concentrated on new features, for the sake of interesting presentation.
2. Yes, VMF DD sub-branch. Other lines will come too, including more splits. Don’t worry – we did German BBs, we did RN cruisers, alternative IJN DDs, now we’re doing German DDs..it’s not like we’re doing only Soviet ships here. But they are important for us and I don’t see why they shouldn’t be. We respect history, including our naval heritage.
3. Yes, “intuition” perk. We adjusted it after supertest. It will be weaker, it will be countered, and it is 4 points now. We are fully aware of your concerns – no, it is not going to kill anything. Let’s not draw inaccurate conclusions and wait for public test. We believe it will work, and contribute to the game in a good way. If not, well, we know how to cancel bad stuff. But honestly, after all thought, I don’t think that is the case.
4. No, unique commanders won’t be OP, but they will be worthy. Getting something cool and collectible to the game is good. As well as rewarding experience for active players.

Thanks to FERG3000 and godzilla5549 respectively

So WG announced a bunch of stuff for 2017.

• Warehouse to be added soon.
• Bet you’ll love this one: new Soviet destroyers. Three postwar ships were mentioned, not sure if it will be a full branch.
• Clan functionality, including some sort of competitive stuff, in-game rewards and unique scenarios.
• New captains with special skills like Steven Seagal.
• An escort mode.
• New skills.

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New Commander Skill Tree

I will be starting with the top left and going over the right before going down.

BE AWARE THAT THIS IS MOST CERTAINLY AN EARLY PREVIEW AND CAN CHANGE

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Row 1

• Situational Awareness+ (?): It is the same symbol as the old Situational Awareness skill, but this one has the addition of a small targeting icon. From earlier information, this will possibly allow someone to know how many players are locked onto them.
• Preventative Maintenance: Looks to be moving from a Row 5 skill to a Row 1 skill. I would probably expect some power adjustments to it, unless WG has data to show that no one was using it and so they are just making it super easy to access.
• Expert Loader: Looks to be no change. Still a Row 1 skill.
• Aircraft Servicing Expert: Looks to be moving from Row 3 to Row 1.
• Smoke Generator Modifier (?): It is the icon of the smoke generator with an up arrow, possibly meaning a multitude of things like more charges of smoke, longer lasting smoke, or larger smoke clouds.
• Dogfighting Expert: Moves from Row 3 to Row 1. Likely just to make it more accessible and cost less. Still don’t expect it to be used much though.
• Incoming Fire Alert: From Row 2 to Row 1. Still never worth using.
• Attack Plane HP Up (?): The icon is similar to Air Groups Modification 3 (+15% to Attack Plane HP).

Continue reading “WG Fest: WoWS Announcements + [2017 Preview] New Commander Skill Tree” →

German Destroyers

We already have German battleships and cruisers, and we want to add more! Expect the destroyers on the tech tree soon, and check out their stats!

Soviet Destroyer Branch Update

We’re happy to highlight the history of the Russian Navy with an alternate branch of the best Soviet destroyers of the Cold War era. Expect ships like Smelyi, Neustrashimyi and the Project 56 destroyers!

Continue reading “World of Warships 2017 Preview” →